Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-13
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS, PAY.
Moving % Obtain the Amount Deducted
From Last Years Salaries.

Moving 70 Obtain the Amount Deducted
From Inst Years Salaries.
A committee, composed Of Messra N. p Gage.
A. I. stuart. and Mary L Rowe and Adeiine r.
Howard, representing the public school teachers,
to-day sent to the Commissioners petition urging
Congress TO make provision for paying teachers the
amounts deducted from their scheduled salaries
last year on account Of the insufciency OF the ap
preparation. In their letter to the Commission
ers the committee say:
~Ihe teachers have grateful appreciation Of
your efforts in their behalf before Congress last
year, and confidently expect that you viii prose-
cute the matter to a successful, issue.
I'VE would also state that as the repre-.
sentatfves OF the petitioners We feel bound
to do all that may properly be done by
We therefore, Respectfully ask your ne ASSISTANCE in
obtaining hearing before the appropriation com.
mittee or II that is not deemed feasible, that you
In your wisdom suggest some plan OF action"
The Trial Of Susan Clark.
SHE SAYS SHE DID NOT MEAN TO SHOOT x'QuADH,
But THE PISTOL WENT OFF At HALF-cOCK.
The trial OF the colored girl Susan Clark, in
dicted for the murder Of george McQuade on the
18th OF october last by shooting him, was contin-
STARS report closed.
Richard stewart testified to threats made by
Isabella Jackson testified that defendant handed
her pistol to take care OF that night and later in
the night Susan asked Jackson If he had seen GER
wentup the alley, but came back and got the pistol
Malinda Boyd testified that on coming to her
door she saw Susan Clark in the street. young
me, I've just shot man." She had pistol in her
hand at the time. She came to witness and said
you take this pistol and put it away for me: I'm
going away and l can't carry 1t, for have no
pocket" She asked that no one be allowed to take
the pistol till she came back, as she was going 70
the train. She said: 1--WE shot George McQuade."
replied; II do, but did not mean TO do it," With
those words she leaped from the step and ran on.
witness afterwards gave the pistol to Officer Nc
Officer John McTaggart identified nve-shooter
In court as the pistol handed him by Malinda Boyd
barrels was empty. On the night OF the homicide
the accused surrendered herself at the police sta
ton about IL O'Clock. She said she had shot Geo:
McQuade; that she was very sorry Tor IL, and had
not intended to do 1t, but the pistol went on at
half-cock.
TESTIMONY TODAY.
Officer McTaggert was recalled this morning and
testified that after the arrest Susie said she was
sorry She had shot George, and was sorry she had
not shot ..the gyp' who was with him. He also
testified that he had seen experiments with the
pistol, and it would not go OF at half-cock.
WIN. Warren testified that Susie told him that
she had shot McQuade.
FOR THE DEFENsE.
This closed the governments case, and Mr.. Shil-
nngton stated for the defendant that the question
for the Jury TO decide was whether this act was
the result OF accident or design.
The defense called first Belle johnson, who testi.
fed that she knew McQuade, who lived for time
in her house and he was frequently lighting and
was idle. He carried knife, seven or eight inches
long in the blade, and witness took it from him
when he was going to cut Lettie, but gave 1t back
to him.
Anna Jones testified that McQuade carried q
Sophia Wanzer testified that McQuade's reputa.
tion was bad, and he carried long-bladed knife.
was in service at her house, and frequently COM
planned of headaches.
cecilia johnson testified that deceased ran the
defendant with knife, on the Monday night prior
to the killing, from 4th and N streets to Pierce
street alley.
Jacob N. Acker, who experimental with the
pistol testified that he had shot the pistol and it
did not explode at half cock, but at full cock.
THE wOMANs STORY.
After testimony as to her character, the defend
ant took the stand After describing her actions
In the early part Of the evening OF the murder she
said she was told by Parker that McQuade had
gone up the alley with Letse BroWn She wen,
then went back and got her pistol from Susie New
man. George went out to the corner
Inc aey a baes ne and o
him, and he struck her several times, hitting her
twice on the leg: She looked around to get
struck him across the head with the pistol,
went off and George fell Witness lifted
heavy. She asked lobe II he was dead and he
said ssNo; run and get away II you can" Wit
ness went out down Y to Madison, to Goat alley to
take care OF the pistol She asked, 'sWhat is
tile natter" and she said she believed she
had shot man. Went On street, ment John
Kemp and told him she b0neved she had shot man
and was going to the station. He went with her
to her aunts' where she changed her clothes and
then she went back to Ridge Street alley and they
~ RI fra1
John Kemp and another man went to the station
with her; She told Officer McTaggert that she be-
neved she had "Shot man, lock me up 1t couldn't
be helped"
Here she burst into tears